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Calvin and the Sugar Apples

by Ho Lin

In Inês F. Oliveira’s touching coming-of-age novel "Calvin and the Sugar Apples", a girl struggles with changes in her life. Ten-year-old Amelia is having a rough time. Plagued by self-doubt, she’s at odds with her best friend,... Read More

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Kariba

by Peter Dabbene

An eleven-year-old girl with a magical link to a water spirit confronts her destiny in the graphic novel "Kariba". Siku, discovered as a baby in a secret area of the Zambezi River, has the power to manipulate water. Her abilities... Read More

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The Art of Love and Lies

by Karen Rigby

An artist and inspector are on a mission to recover a stolen painting in Rebecca Anderson’s Victorian romance novel "The Art of Love and Lies". Rosanna is a masterful forger—though she prefers calling her paintings reproductions.... Read More

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Jewish Sunday Schools

by Meg Nola

Laura Yares’s "Jewish Sunday Schools" is a complex survey of Jewish immigrant religious education that notes its influence on society. The book details the concerns of early nineteenth-century Jewish American communities regarding the... Read More

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The Little Book of Exoplanets

by Kristen Rabe

Belying its modest title, Joshua Winn’s "The Little Book of Exoplanets" is an extraordinary, far-reaching astronomy book that describes the exploration of planets outside our solar system. As this engaging book explains, more than five... Read More

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Cat's New Friend

by Danielle Ballantyne

Cat loves to go on adventures, but returning to his empty jungle bungalow grows lonely. He finds a friend in Fish, but as Fish shares her own heartaches, Cat is faced with a choice between keeping his friend and making her happy. An... Read More

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